1996Final results
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 18
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Jim Risch (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Donald Baumback (D) by 35.1 points.
Jim RischRepublican · winner
67.5%9,543
Donald BaumbackDemocrat
32.5%4,589
14,132 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET